Favorite+Poem+Project

===The Favorite Poem Project is dedicated to celebrating, documenting, and encouraging poetry’s role in Americans’ lives. Former Poet Laureate, Robert Pinsky founded the Favorite Poem Project. In 1997, a call went out across the country for videotapes of ordinary people reciting their favorite poetry and explaining its personal meaning.===

Now, in 2008, Mr. Pursel is sending out that same call. It is your job—nay, your privilege—to create your own Favorite Poem Project. This will be our Final Performance Task for the Poetry Unit!
===Students will choose their poet at random. After you know your poet, conduct some research (a great resource for finding poems by your poet is www.poetry-archive.com ). After you have read at some of his/her poems, choose one of the poems by your poet. This will be the poem on which you will create your Favorite Poem Project.===

=**The Presentations will be on Wednesday, March 12th and Thursday, March 13th.**=